Our friendly professionals
Mark Walinske
Instructor
Mark has been an avid fly fisherman for over 50 years. Mark's passion has taken him around the U.S. to fish in both fresh and salt water. In recent years, he has taken to helping beginners in the many rivers of MN and WI and is especially fond of helping them catch and land their first trout. Mark's calm demeanor and love of fishing makes everyone feel comfortable.
Jeff Donegan
Instructor
Jeff has been flyfishing for over 29 years and is both a North Shore steelhead fishing expert and a youth mentor with the Lake Superior Steelhead Association. In addition to being part of Margo+Lola, he also is an experienced guide of the Kenai peninsula and Bristol Bay regions of Alaska. Jeff’s relaxed approach to guiding and fishing is welcomed by first time students.
Abigail Crider
Instructor
Abigail was introduced to flyfishing alongside her husband not long ago and initially focused on trout in the Driftless region. She now adds musky and smallmouth bass to her skill base along with various other Western States and saltwater species. Abigail is keen to join Margo+Lola to help empower other women to feel comfortable to fish on their own.
Josh Boeser
Instructor
Josh fell in love with flyfishing 10 years ago and apart from tying flies, he is passionate about bringing new faces to the flyfishing scene through his relaxed and attentive coaching skills. Josh is also a successful drift-boat capitan on a variety of Midwest waters with a forte in spey-casting. His experience in teaching multiple techniques for different species makes him a versatile instructor.
Phil Nordberg
Instructor
Phil was introduced to flyfishing 25 years ago when he floated the famous Deschutes River. Since then, Phil makes it a point to bring his rod as he travels extensively in the US, Bahamas and New Zealand to fish trout and bonefish. His international experience coupled with a deep passion to mentor new students, is a welcomed addition to Margo+Lola.
Mitchell Bowser
Instructor
A transplant from the banks of the San Joaquin River in California (and vineyard), Mitchell wasted no time becoming familiar with the many fish species and waterways found in the Midwest. With a passion for people, the outdoors and fly fishing, Mitchell is a natural educator on trout, panfish, bass or musky whether wading or rowing "around the next corner".
Linda Radimecky
Instructor
Fly fishing is Linda's Zen and while she is a regular visitor to Montana, Idaho and Michigan, her home water is in Wisconsin and Minnesota. With a love for nature and birdwatching, Linda takes the fly fishing experience to a different level of education for her students. Linda is a fishing instructor for Casting for Recovery MN/WI and has organized and taught many workshops geared towards women and girls wanting to learn to fly fish.
Carrie Cremin
Instructor
As a Wisconsin native, Carrie has explored the State's waters for nearly two decades though her first wading experience was in Wyoming where her family camped in the summers. Her love for fly fishing is nicely matched by her passion for continuous learning. Fly fishing is also Carrie's gateway excuse to escape daily work in the medical field. Besides the personal joy of this sport, Carrie loves helping others experience fly fishing for the first time.
Kristian Koenig
Instructor
Kristian discovered his love for fly fishing while working one summer in the Colorado Rockies. The experience led him to start guiding out of Estes Park, CO. He now spends his time exploring Wisconsin rivers in pursuit of trout, smallmouth and musky - that is, when he’s not teaching the next generation of kids in the classroom. Kristian is excited to be joining Margo+Lola
so he can use his patience, knowledge, and passion to teach all who have a curiosity to learn.
Derrick Hanson
Instructor
Derrick is a life long angler who cast his first fly rod over fifteen years ago. Since then he has become an avid fly angler and tyer. While he loves fishing big Western rivers and the abundance of lakes in the area, his true passion is fishing for trout on the many streams across the WI/MN Driftless region. Derrick loves sharing his passion for fishing and is a patient teacher– a skill perfected over innumerable fishing adventures with his wife and two young daughters
Brian Vander Maazen
Instructor
Brian ("Maze") has been fly fishing in the Wisconsin Driftless for over 15 years. He has a passion for teaching and sharing his knowledge about fly fishing for trout, smallmouth bass and musky. Brian is a "smallmouth bass and musky nut" and has guided countless numbers of anglers on the St Croix River for a few years before deciding to join the School. And after the trout season is coming to a close, Brian chases his pack of pointing dogs for ruffed grouse.
Doug Stubbe
Instructor
Doug was introduced to fly fishing for smallmouth bass on the Namekagon River as part of a Vets On The River program when he returned from deployment to Iraq. Since retiring from the US Army, Doug has pursued flyfishing (and flytying) for smallmouth, trout and an occassional musky. His deeper passion however, is introducing fellow Veterans to flyfishing and a connection to the river. Doug was otherwise an early guest at the School and is excited to bring others to the joy of flyfishing.
Mark Parrish
Ambassador
Mark was introduced to fly fishing on a trip to Colorado and was immediately “hooked.” Despite life being busy with family and his real estate career, Mark always makes time for fly fishing. He is a member of Trout Unlimited and Fly Fishers International. Mark is also a fly fishing gear aficionado and newbie fly tyer.
Peter Bailey
Ambassador
Peter is a life-long learner and adventurer, who has lived, worked and traveled to over 50 countries. He has surf-cast, permit-fished and trout-fished for +40 years. He is on the Board of the Voyageur Outward Bound School and is a Lifetime Member of Trout Unlimited.
When not writing or roasting coffee, he can be found in a trout stream.
